Error in the installation of FreeBSD - could not write to ad1
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Error in the installation of FreeBSD - could not write to ad1
Tried to install FreeBSD again with more disasterous results. I did everything correctly I think. I chose my slave ad1 I then created the main partition. Then I went to Label and created three subpartitions: "/", "swap" and "/usr" afterwards I chose all of the distributions and selected my media (My CD drive because the BSD disc is in), after that I chose "Commit" and then all hell breaks loose. I get something like this:
Could not write to ad1!
Installation error!
Installation completed with major difficulties
Something along those lines, I get it everytime. I am following exact instructions that I got from a help site. I'm really confused, and I erased my Slack to do this. Should I go ahead and try again or should I try another BSD?
Distribution: FreeBSD 6.2/widows[not 8 legs nor black]
Posts: 123
Rep:
hello
u know, .......... frisbie does not know bios selection of drives (which is first and which is second). u do the instalation of frisbie in ad0. and the partitions over there.
that is as far as know.
i tried to have suse in 1st partition frisbi in 2nd partition and windows in 3rd
Was not good.
so, I have the separate disk for frisbie. and on the second suse and win.
When i do selection of the primary disk from bios, then I can not run linux
'kernel panic........."
so i change the jumpers(hardware)
well, try to install frisbie in ad0 (set ad0 by hardware, NOT software)
I am a newbie in frisbi, somebody else maybe knows better
Distribution: FreeBSD 6.2/widows[not 8 legs nor black]
Posts: 123
Rep:
I forgot to say,
i have 8 partitions in ad1, so it runs win, suse, it has 2 more parts for win, 2 more for linux. and one for frisbie
when I boot from the disk that has linux, the disks ar called, hda, hdb .. hda1 hda2 etc
when u are in frisbiiiiiiii its another thing
its ad1s1 (hdb1) ad1s2(hdb2) etc
hm.
TAKE CARE WITH UR DISK, A WRONG KEYSTROKE WILL DESTROY UR DISK
(fdisk at the insalation iit can rip off ur extended partition.........disasterus)
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